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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead - The King Of Kings. The crowd seem to be enjoying Down's choice of entrance music: Let's Go. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
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179 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Down defends it nicely.
Halo darts in looking for a takedown but Down gets double underhooks and turns Halo into the cage.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo gets a double leg takedown into Down's guard.
Halo throws a strike but Down rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Down looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Down is keeping the position.
Down looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Down is keeping the position for now.
Halo forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Halo is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo looking for a submission but Down manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Down swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Down is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Down is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halo landing some decent shots from guard.
Halo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Down's head.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Down is keeping the position for now.
Down working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo pushing down on Down's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halo winds up and cracks Down with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Halo thows a huge punch but Down dodges it nicely.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Down keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Down is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Down avoid being mounted?
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo is looking for a kimura but Down is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halo to get the leverage.
Halo is working for a kimura here but Down manages to reverse the position and he's now in Halo's guard.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Down loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Halo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Down but Down pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Down avoids it really well and circles away.
Halo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Down to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Down working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Halo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Down throwing strikes but missing.
Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Down from controlling successfully.
Down slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Down can do to turn this around?
Down cracks Halo with a solid left hand.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Down doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Down manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Down stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking for a triangle but Down pushes his legs off easily.
Halo working for a triangle but Down defends it easily.
Down throws a big right hand that misses.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Down displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Down tries to avoid it but Halo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Down to the ground. Down escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halo fails with the takedown
and Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo throws a right hand that Down ducks under and follows up with a left that Down also avoids with ease.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo moves out of range as Down strikes.
Down shoots in and gets a takedown into Halo's guard.
Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Down landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Down connects with a looping right hand.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Down lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Down throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown but Down manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Down is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Down.
Down tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Down wants it to stay on the feet.
Down misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Down as Halo shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Down sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down moves into the clinch.
Halo fails to pull guard.
Down gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Down wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Down's guard. Nice move by Halo!
Down is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo trying to move into half guard but instead Down has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Down controlling from the top position.
Down wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
Down avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Down from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters with a straight right hand.
Halo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the cage. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Down throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrik Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Down has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrik Down!
An out of breath Kendrik Down thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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